Uttarakhand govt issues guidelines to prevent spitting on food items, fine up to Rs 1 lakh

DEHRADUN: The Uttarakhand government has issued guidelines to prevent people from spitting in food items and announced a fine of up to Rs 1 lakh for the offence.

According to the Chief Minister’s Office, a comprehensive Standard operating procedure (SOP) has been issued in this regard following the directions of the Chief Minister.

“On spitting and mixing dirt in food items in Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami ji has made it clear that such incidents will not be tolerated at all in the state”, the CMO said in a post on X. “Strict action will be taken against those found spitting or mixing other filth in food items, with a provision of imposing a fine ranging from Rs 25,000 to Rs 1 lakh”, it added.

उत्तराखंड में खाद्य पदार्थों में थूक और गंदगी मिलाने पर माननीय मुख्यमंत्री श्री @pushkardhami जी ने स्पष्ट किया है कि राज्य में इस प्रकार की घटनाओं को बिल्कुल भी सहन नहीं किया जाएगा। मुख्यमंत्री जी के निर्देशानुसार इस संदर्भ में एक व्यापक एसओपी जारी की गई है।

खाद्य पदार्थों में… pic.twitter.com/fRTkNhK97m

— Office Of Pushkar Singh Dhami (@OfficeofDhami) October 19, 2024

Earlier this week, CM Dhami assured action against “land jihad, love jihad, and thook (spit) jihad”. “The original form of Devbhoomi Uttarakhand should remain intact. We will take action against land jihad, love jihad and thook (spit) jihad. Thook (spit) jihad is not acceptable and tolerable in Uttarakhand”, CM Dhami said while speaking to reporters.

Amid allegations of spitting by a few miscreants on food items from several places in the country, the Uttar Pradesh government, led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, has convened a key meeting to ensure stringent action over alleged incidents of spitting in food or serving food mixed with spit.

According to a government release, Yogi government is set to bring ‘Prevention of Pseudo and Anti-Harmony Activities and Prohibition of Spitting Ordinance 2024’ and ‘UP Prevention of Contamination in Food (Consumer Right to Know) Ordinance 2024’.

The Uttar Pradesh government, through these ordinances, is aiming at forming strict provisions against those who serve food with spit. Along with this, it will also empower every consumer to have complete information about his food, i.e., where is the food prepared, who is preparing it, etc, it added. (ANI)